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06-06-2024, 04:31 PM
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African American Face Transplant
First African American man to get a face transplant, after getting hit by a drunk driver in 2013. Robert Chelsea suffered severe injuries after getting hit by a drunk driver in 2013. After months of waiting for the right donor, the first African American man to undergo a full face transplant is recovering from a successful procedure. Chelsea has led a difficult life the last few years — he was left severely disfigured after he was hit by a drunk driver in 2013. He underwent 30 surgeries during his year and a half in the hospital, but doctors could not reconstruct his lips, part of his nose and his left ear. The lack of lips made eating and drinking taxing — Chelsea had to tilt his head back when he consumed food or water so it wouldn’t fall out of his mouth. Chelsea finally got his match in July 2019, from a 62-year-old man with a near-identical skin tone who had suddenly died. After a 16-hour surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital requiring over 45 doctors and nurses, Chelsea became the first African American to undergo a full face transplant, and just the 15th person nationwide. Chelsea healed quickly, and was able to eat, talk and breathe on his own after just ten days. He now wants to shed light on the importance of organ donation, and encourage more people to do it with his nonprofit Donor’s Dream.  ·  ·  ·  · |
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06-06-2024, 10:37 PM
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Re: African American Face Transplant
As soon as doctors solve the droopy lip/eyelid equation, it will be a boon for facial transplant patients.
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06-06-2024, 11:45 PM
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Re: African American Face Transplant
my brain instantly interpreted the title as a black man's face being transplanted onto the head of a white guy, doesn't make sense but the mental image was funny  |
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06-07-2024, 12:43 AM
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Re: African American Face Transplant
I know they're grateful to have a face but that drooping gets me.
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06-07-2024, 06:21 AM
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 The Devil's Left Hand Poster Rank:70 Male Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 22,196 Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Quoted: 9551 Post(s)
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Re: African American Face Transplant
Would have been hilarious if the doctors told him they found a suitable donor face...but it was the face of a white guy. In fact, that sounds like the premise for a new sitcom. "Hijinks ensue when Tyrone gets the face transplant of his dreams...from his elderly white neighbor. Wednesdays this Fall only on NBC."
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06-07-2024, 06:28 AM
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Re: African American Face Transplant
His credit score would have gone up.
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06-12-2024, 10:02 AM
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Re: African American Face Transplant
If you become permanently disfigured why don't you just become a hermit and play video games? What's the point of getting a nasty ass looking fake face and taking anti-rejection drugs for the rest of your life.
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